Method and apparatus for recognizing unmanned aerial vehicle, and mobility management entity and base station

Abstract

A method for recognizing an unmanned aerial vehicle, applied to a source base station, includes: determining a target base station to which user equipment (UE) is to be handed over and a handover mode of the UE based on a measurement report reported by the UE; determining second signaling based on first signaling corresponding to the handover mode, the first signaling being signaling for requesting handover sent by the source base station, and the second signaling including indication information indicating that the UE requesting handover is a UAV; and sending the second signaling.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for recognizing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), applied to a source base station, comprising:
 determining a target base station to which user equipment (UE) is to be handed over and a handover mode of the UE based on a measurement report reported by the UE, wherein the handover mode includes X2-interface-based handover and S1-interface-based handover; 
 determining second signaling based on first signaling corresponding to the handover mode, the first signaling being signaling for requesting handover sent by the source base station, and the second signaling including indication information indicating that the UE requesting handover is a UAV; and 
 sending the second signaling to the target base station in response to the handover mode being the X2-interface-based handover, and sending the second signaling to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in response to the handover mode being the S1-interface-based handover; 
 wherein when the handover mode is the X2-interface-based handover, the first signaling is original handover request signaling, and the determining the second signaling based on the first signaling corresponding to the handover mode comprises: 
 adding a new UAV capability indicator bit into the UE's supported network capability signaling in original handover preparation signaling to obtain the second signaling, wherein the UAV capability indicator bit is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV, the handover preparation signaling is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) context IE of the original handover request signaling, and the second signaling is a handover request signaling configured to request to handover the UE to the target base station. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first signaling is the original handover request signaling, and the determining the second signaling based on the first signaling corresponding to the handover mode further comprises:
 adding, an information element (IE) authorized by the UE into the original handover request signaling to obtain the second signaling, the IE authorized by the UE being configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first signaling is the original handover request signaling, and the determining the second signaling based on the first signaling corresponding to the handover mode further comprises:
 adding a new UE type IE into a UE context IE in the original handover request signaling to obtain the second signaling, the UE type IE being configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein when the handover mode is the S1-interface-based handover, the first signaling is original handover required signaling, and the determining the second signaling based on the first signaling corresponding to the handover mode comprises:
 adding a UE type IE into the original handover required signaling to obtain the second signaling, the UE type IE being configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein when the handover mode is the S1-interface-based handover, the first signaling is original handover required signaling, and the determining the second signaling based on the first signaling corresponding to the handover mode comprises:
 adding a new UAV capability indicator bit into the UE's supported network capability signaling in original handover preparation signaling to obtain the second signaling; 
 wherein the UAV capability indicator bit is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV, and the handover preparation signaling is in a source to target transparent container IE of the original handover required signaling. 
 
     
     
       6. A method for recognizing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), applied to a Mobility Management Entity (MME), comprising:
 receiving second signaling sent by a source base station, wherein the second signaling is determined based on first signaling corresponding to a handover mode, and the handover mode includes X2-interface-based handover and S1-interface-based handover; 
 determining, when it is determined based on the second signaling that user equipment (UE) requesting handover is a UAV, third signaling to be sent to a target base station based on original handover request signaling to be sent to the target base station by the MME, wherein the third signaling includes indication information indicating that the UE requesting handover is the UAV; and 
 sending the third signaling to the target base station; 
 wherein the determining the third signaling to be sent to the target base station based on the original handover request signaling to be sent to the target base station by the MME comprises: 
 adding a new UAV capability indicator bit into the UE's supported network capability signaling in original handover preparation signaling to obtain the third signaling, wherein the UAV capability indicator bit is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV, the handover preparation signaling is in a source to target transparent container IE of the original handover request signaling, and the third signaling is a handover request signaling configured to request to handover the UE to the target base station. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the determining the third signaling to be sent to the target base station based on the original handover request signaling to be sent to the target base station by the MME further comprises:
 adding an information element (IE) authorized by the UE into the original handover request signaling to obtain the third signaling, the IE authorized by the UE being configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the determining the third signaling to be sent to the target base station based on the original handover request signaling to be sent to the target base station by the MME further comprises:
 adding a new UE type IE into a UE context IE in the original handover request signaling to obtain the third signaling, the UE type IE being configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV. 
 
     
     
       9. An apparatus for recognizing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), applied to a source base station, comprising:
 a processor; and 
 a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; 
 wherein the processor is configured to: 
 determine a target base station to which user equipment (UE) is to be handed over and a handover mode of the UE based on a measurement report reported by the UE, wherein the handover mode includes X2-interface-based handover and S1-interface-based handover; 
 determine second signaling based on first signaling corresponding to the determined handover mode, wherein the first signaling is signaling for requesting handover sent by the source base station, and the second signaling includes indication information indicating that the UE requesting handover is a UAV; and 
 send the determined second signaling to a target base station in response to the handover mode being the X2-interface-based handover, and send the determined second signaling to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in response to the handover mode being the S1-interface-based handover; 
 wherein when the handover mode is the X2-interface-based handover, the first signaling is original handover request signaling, and the processor is further configured to: 
 add a new UAV capability indicator bit into the UE's supported network capability signaling in original handover preparation signaling to obtain the second signaling, wherein the UAV capability indicator bit is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV, the handover preparation signaling is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) context IE of the original handover request signaling, and the second signaling is a handover request signaling configured to request to handover the UE to the target base station. 
 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the first signaling is the original handover request signaling, and the processor is further configured to:
 add an information element (IE) authorized by the UE into the original handover request signaling to obtain the second signaling, wherein the IE authorized by the UE is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV. 
 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the first signaling is the original handover request signaling, and the processor is further configured to:
 add a new UE type IE into a UE context IE in the original handover request signaling to obtain the second signaling, wherein the UE type IE is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV. 
 
     
     
       12. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein when the handover mode is the S1-interface-based handover, the first signaling is original handover required signaling, and the processor is further configured to:
 add a UE type IE into the original handover request required signaling to obtain the second signaling, wherein the UE type IE is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV. 
 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein when the handover mode is the S1-interface-based handover, the first signaling is original handover required signaling, and the processor is further configured to:
 add a new UAV capability indicator bit into the UE's supported network capability signaling in original handover preparation signaling to obtain the second signaling; 
 wherein the UAV capability indicator bit is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV, and the handover preparation signaling is in a source to target transparent container IE of the original handover required signaling. 
 
     
     
       14. An apparatus for recognizing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), applied to a Mobility Management Entity (MME), comprising:
 a processor; and 
 a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; 
 wherein the processor is configured to: 
 receive second signaling sent by a source base station, wherein the second signaling is determined based on first signaling corresponding to a handover mode, and the handover mode includes X2-interface-based handover and S1-interface-based handover; 
 when it is determined based on the received second signaling that user equipment (UE) requesting handover is a UAV, determine third signaling to be sent to a target base station based on original handover request signaling to be sent to the target base station by the MME, wherein the third signaling includes indication information indicating that the UE requesting handover is the UAV; and 
 send the third signaling to the target base station; 
 wherein in determining the third signaling to be sent to the target base station based on the original handover request signaling to be sent to the target base station by the MME, the processor is further configured to: 
 add a new UAV capability indicator bit into the UE's supported network capability signaling in original handover preparation signaling to obtain the third signaling, wherein the UAV capability indicator bit is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV, the handover preparation signaling is in a source to target transparent container IE of the original handover request signaling, and the third signaling is a handover request signaling configured to request to handover the UE to the target base station. 
 
     
     
       15. The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 add an information element (IE) authorized by the UE into the original handover request signaling to obtain the third signaling, wherein the IE authorized by the UE is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV. 
 
     
     
       16. The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 add a new UE type IE into a UE context IE in the original handover request signaling to obtain the third signaling, wherein the UE type IE is configured to indicate that the UE requesting handover is the UAV.